i'm all about art right now. seriously, i wish i didn't have to do anything but listen to jazz, go to art exhibitions and look at designer furniture. it's kind of a problem..

aaanyway. art.

i am really into art photography. it's awesome. i like when fashion photography becomes art, like Helmut Newtons works.i am definitely also digging on Evgeny Mokhorev.

i really enjoy light installations. i saw a japanese artist who made an amazing installation in the danish museum of modern art, Louisiana (definitely worth a visit if you're ever near Denmark. one of the most beautiful places i've ever been and they have so much a m a z i n g art)actually, i went there and saw an exhibition on Jacob Holdt's american pictures http://www.american-pictures.com/ and went to a lecture about it a few weeks later. it made me want to be a hobo for a week.

I used to be very into art and graphic design when I was in high school, both looking at it and making it. Then I went to engineering school and lost all trust in my practice and judgment because I wasn't getting any formal training like my buddies in art school. Silly, I know.

I have a weird fascination with art revolving around words or text. Typographical work too. I watched the documentary Helvetica the other day ; Wally thought I was nuts for spending 90 minutes listening about a font.

An artist I have liked for years is Sophie Calle. I like that she incorporates a lot of writing into her art. She did some collaborative work with Paul Auster, which is pretty awesome.I have a copy of her "Double Game" book series and of "Exquisite Pain", which is half photography, half text, and is about the 90 days before and the 90 days after her worst breakup.

i loooove annette kraft van ermel. luckily she lives in my city so i can go to her house and see her shows all the time. she's wonderful. she does abstract oil and wax paintings, her colours are beautiful, so much more amazing in person.

she said she takes inspiration from nature - colour, subject matter, but it's not completely evident in her work.

i also love kiki smith's work. she is a sculptor who investigates the fragility and vulnerability of the body.

Aaaand, I really love Vania Zouravliov. I'm so annoyed I didn't buy his book when it was available. I put it off because it was £30 on Amazon and I thought it would come down in price..... instead it sold out and now you can only get it on Used and New for about £200

(I cut this one out of the magazine article that introduced me to Vania and framed it)

Ooh, this thread is fun! I have too many favorite artists, it seems like I'm always finding someone who inspires me.

Mary Blair has always been my all-time favorite, she was an AMAZING illustrator. She designed a lot of things for Disney, and also illustrated a few children's books and advertisements. Her use of color is my favorite, so whimsical, sugary, child-like.

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